Scots thug beat wife in fit of rage because she had glass of wine before lunch

Tourists have been slammed for hanging dirty face masks, thongs, socks and bras from trees at an ancient pilgrimage beauty spot in the Scottish Highlands.Pictures taken at the Munlochy Clootie Well in Ross and Cromarty have been branded branded "rank" after visitors tied their dirty laundry to branches in a bid to ward off sickness and bring them luck.Traditionally, Clootie Wells are places of pilgrimage in Celtic areas where strips of cloth and rags are left as part of an ancient healing

gins.The team at Linlithgow Distillery have launched their new LinGin Colours range in a bid to capture what was left of summer and "bring the colours, scents and flavours of the beach to your door".The range consists of four highly coloured bottles and four flavours including Yuzu, Lime, Raspberry and Coconut.Designed to be enjoyed on their own or mixed and matched to create 15 different flavour combinations - the Yellow (Yuzu), Green (Lime), Pink (Raspberry) and Blue (Coconut) gins all come in

dadproposed to his girlfriend in front of their newborn daughter’s incubator weeks after mum and baby almost died in childbirth. Scott Hunter, 31, got down on one knee to partner Lorraine Cooper, 38, in front of their tiny daughter's hospital bed as doctors and nurses in Wishaw's Neo-Natal Unit looked on.The couple, who both work as chefs, have been keeping a bedside vigil for daughter Bella after she was born prematurely on July 6th weighing just 1lb 11oz.Lorraine was rushed into hospital for

firefighter battled car engulfed in flames before she realised her teen son was the driver. Gale Coates said her 'heart stopped' when she realised her boy was at the scene of the accident.

gun and ammunition were found in a car in Glasgow city centre. Officers from Police Scotland stopped and searched a black Mazda 6 car on Sauchiehall Street at around 6.30pm on Friday, August 21.

holidaymakers scrambled to return home from Croatia to the UK before new quarantine rules are imposed. Travellers will have to self-isolate for 14 days from 4am on Saturday.

Glasgow 's club scene. Donald MacLeod is demanding more support from the Scottish Government and claims he is living in ‘daily fear’ over the industry.

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.One of Scotland's newest distilleries which is located on one of its smallest islands is finally coming of age with a special virtual tasting to celebrate the launch of its first ever whisky.The first legally distilled Scotch whisky from Raasay will be ready next month, with Isle of Raasay Distillery co-founder Alasdair Day set to host a special virtual tasting live

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.Scots singer Annie Lennox has recorded a version of Eurythmics song 'There Must Be An Angel' to support a care centre in her hometown.Aberdeen has been through a difficult time recently with the second coronavirus lockdown and also the local flooding which has posed significant challenges to the Sue Ryder staff who provide expert care to people with neurological conditions at Sue Ryder Neurological

Death Row inmate Kenny Richey has been jailed for 12 years in the US after being found guilty of threatening a former judge. The Scot made threats towards Randall Basinger in videos posted on Facebook last year.

Scottish Government’s dramatic exam results U-turn.Erin Bleakley tearfully told of her joy after Education Secretary John Swinney announced all downgraded results would be reverted back to those predicted by teachers.The 17-year-old organised a rally in George Square last week after the SQA exam board used a system to 'normalise' the results which left thousands of young people with grades lower than those predicted by their teachers.Erin, from Shettleston in Glasgow, had held a banner in George

NHS heroes deserve to have their pay looked at, say Scottish Labour. The party called for talks ahead of a planned protest by health and social care workers in Glasgow today.

Arran.Stephen Durham, from Middlesbourgh, claims he was bitten ‘at least 500 times' all over his body after he nodded off wearing only his pants on Saturday.

pensioner has been released as police race to find the dementia sufferer. William Thom can be seen in footage taken on Bath Street in Glasgow city centre at 1.53pm on Wednesday.

Douglas Ross has made a gaffe within hours of becoming Scottish Tory leader after effectively conceding defeat at the next Holyrood election.He said after the election he hoped to lead a “strong” Tory party that would provide “opposition” to the SNP.SNP MP Tommy Sheppard said: “This is a gaffe royale, even by Douglas Ross’ standards. He has conceded defeat before the election has even been called yet.

Ethan Ross Bonnar was left with horror injuries after crashing through the abandoned Dairy Crest building in Totnes.The 22-year-old, originally from Dunoon, lay undiscovered inside the building for more than 24 hours before he was found sparking a huge emergency operation.Ethan who had been living in Torquay, Devon, suffered fatal brain fractures and was flown by helicopter from the scene as medics desperately tried to save him.He was brought to Derriford major trauma centre in Plymouth where he

Glasgow cafe has gone viral with its ‘Cooncil Box’ that has come ‘directly from the local scheme’. The culinary geniuses at Tophski’s in the south side of the city launched the unique dish yesterday - and it has already captured the imagination of punters on social media.

Douglas Ross has been confirmed as the new leader of the Scottish Tories after being the only person nominated for the job. He will lead the party while ex leader Ruth Davidson takes on Nicola Sturgeon at First Minister’s Questions.

father of a tragic Scots student who died in a car crash has had it returned to him through the power of social media.Twitter user @MarkIs888 found the two-sided piece honouring Ross Sloan outside Screwfix in Pollokshaws and appealed online for anyone to come forward.Stirling University student Ross died in a horror crash on the M80 in August 2017 aged just 21.The death of the popular Newton Mearns man led to an outpouring of tributes.The pendant features a picture of Ross on one side with

drink from a petrol station in Scotland. The girl made the eye-brow raising road trip from England to up north after discovering a secret dessert bar going viral on social media.